Played the beta on Xbox One and thought it was pretty fun to play but could get boring pretty quickly so will be picking it up when the price drops.
The e-sports thing could be why the game is getting some ridiculous hype on some gaming sites which I don't think is warranted after playing the beta.
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Played the beta on Xbox One and thought it was pretty fun to play but could get boring pretty quickly so will be picking it up when the price drops.
The e-sports thing could be why the game is getting some ridiculous hype on some gaming sites which I don't think is warranted after playing the beta.
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Well its a fun game and seems to me to be an updated version of TF2 which I used to love playing for hours.
I think it probably needs more game modes and the maps potentially need to be a bit bigger but it does seem to have potential to be a really good game.
E-sports is a different story though and the ability to swap characters does seem like it might add some tactical decisions mid game.
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The esports side of it could actually kill the game
The longer time to Kill means a well balanced team that's communicating and working together will trounce any team that's not all partied up regardless of skill level
Bit of a barrier to anyone wanting to play casually and on their own
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And hearthstone is by far blizzards biggest esport
It is at the moment but from what I have read and seen they are really making a push for Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch to be taken up by pro teams. If any gaming company has the backing and funding to make it happen then you would have to think that Blizzard are well capable of it. In terms of the shooters recently released that are multiplayer it's not a bad game. The main reason I would play this is it's very similar to TF2 in terms of play and also Blizzard will be pretty harsh to ban cheaters. BF3 was a joke for allowing hackers to pretty much do what they wanted.
I agree that it will make it harder when you are solo queuing but there are in built voice comms for those that want to use them. So far though the only guys I have heard on there have been non English. It could also become quite toxic, quite quickly but surprisingly less so that moba's.
its hard, and quite boring, there isnt any real strategy other than go to point a, defend or escort, die and repeat
I'm in love with it
Playing it as soon as I get home until I go to bed.
Perfectly balanced, brilliant map design, insane replayabillity and similar to hearthstone, can be picked up easily and be played casually but there is great tactical possibility. Nothing more satisfying then playing with 5 friends and using perfect team work and coordination to get through a choke point or manage to orchestrate a defence and stop the payload despite it being so close to the end!
The more I pay it the more tactical I find it. Changing chars half way through definitely adds something when you are trying to get through a choke point.
My only issue so far is how powerful a Bastion/Mercy combo is, especially if playing with friends and having voice comms. makes it ridiculously easy to defend points etc.
Apparently 1500 hackers have also been banned and even if they have re-bought the game and done clean installs without hacking they have lasted less than a day. Hopefully it won't see the kind of blanket bans that other Blizzard games have done that catch a lot of innocents but they are taking the issue very seriously.
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posted on 26/5/16
Played the beta on Xbox One and thought it was pretty fun to play but could get boring pretty quickly so will be picking it up when the price drops.
The e-sports thing could be why the game is getting some ridiculous hype on some gaming sites which I don't think is warranted after playing the beta.
posted on 26/5/16
comment by Your Honour (U17603)
posted 2 minutes ago
Played the beta on Xbox One and thought it was pretty fun to play but could get boring pretty quickly so will be picking it up when the price drops.
The e-sports thing could be why the game is getting some ridiculous hype on some gaming sites which I don't think is warranted after playing the beta.
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Well its a fun game and seems to me to be an updated version of TF2 which I used to love playing for hours.
I think it probably needs more game modes and the maps potentially need to be a bit bigger but it does seem to have potential to be a really good game.
E-sports is a different story though and the ability to swap characters does seem like it might add some tactical decisions mid game.
posted on 26/5/16
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posted on 26/5/16
The esports side of it could actually kill the game
The longer time to Kill means a well balanced team that's communicating and working together will trounce any team that's not all partied up regardless of skill level
Bit of a barrier to anyone wanting to play casually and on their own
posted on 26/5/16
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posted on 26/5/16
Aye
posted on 26/5/16
And hearthstone is by far blizzards biggest esport
posted on 26/5/16
It is at the moment but from what I have read and seen they are really making a push for Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch to be taken up by pro teams. If any gaming company has the backing and funding to make it happen then you would have to think that Blizzard are well capable of it. In terms of the shooters recently released that are multiplayer it's not a bad game. The main reason I would play this is it's very similar to TF2 in terms of play and also Blizzard will be pretty harsh to ban cheaters. BF3 was a joke for allowing hackers to pretty much do what they wanted.
I agree that it will make it harder when you are solo queuing but there are in built voice comms for those that want to use them. So far though the only guys I have heard on there have been non English. It could also become quite toxic, quite quickly but surprisingly less so that moba's.
posted on 31/5/16
its hard, and quite boring, there isnt any real strategy other than go to point a, defend or escort, die and repeat
posted on 31/5/16
I'm in love with it
Playing it as soon as I get home until I go to bed.
Perfectly balanced, brilliant map design, insane replayabillity and similar to hearthstone, can be picked up easily and be played casually but there is great tactical possibility. Nothing more satisfying then playing with 5 friends and using perfect team work and coordination to get through a choke point or manage to orchestrate a defence and stop the payload despite it being so close to the end!
posted on 1/6/16
The more I pay it the more tactical I find it. Changing chars half way through definitely adds something when you are trying to get through a choke point.
My only issue so far is how powerful a Bastion/Mercy combo is, especially if playing with friends and having voice comms. makes it ridiculously easy to defend points etc.
posted on 3/6/16
Apparently 1500 hackers have also been banned and even if they have re-bought the game and done clean installs without hacking they have lasted less than a day. Hopefully it won't see the kind of blanket bans that other Blizzard games have done that catch a lot of innocents but they are taking the issue very seriously.
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